Pro Evolution Soccer 2012

Pro Evolution Soccer 2012 (abbreviated to PES 2012 and known officially as World Soccer: Winning Eleven 2012 in Asia) is a video game which is the eleventh edition in the Pro Evolution Soccer series developed…

74 27 September 2011

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Pro Evolution Soccer 2012 is a simulator developed by Konami, released 27 September 2011 on PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC (Microsoft Windows).

Verified 27 Sep 2026 Sources: IGDB , Wikipedia

What Pro Evolution Soccer 2012 is

Pro Evolution Soccer 2012 is a simulator game developed by Konami and released in 2011. It is available on PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC (Microsoft Windows).

The premise, in the publisher's words

Pro Evolution Soccer 2012 is a video game which is the eleventh edition in the Pro Evolution Soccer series developed and published by Konami. Lionel Messi, who was the cover star for the series since PES 2009, was replaced by PES 2008 cover star Cristiano Ronaldo, while Borussia Dortmund player Shinji Kagawa replaces Messi as the cover star for the Japanese release. The US and Latin American cover features Santos player Neymar and Cristiano Ronaldo.

Description from Wikipedia · source

How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are non-fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.

Where it sits in the Pro Evolution Soccer series

Pro Evolution Soccer 2012 is the 47th of 93 entries we hold in the Pro Evolution Soccer series. The next entry was Pro Evolution Soccer 2012 in 2011. Its critic score of 74 is almost exactly the series average of 74. The highest-rated entry is World Soccer: Winning Eleven 6 International at 92.

See all 93 Pro Evolution Soccer games in release order →

How it was received

Pro Evolution Soccer 2012 holds a critic score of 74 out of 100. That places it above 49% of the 2,881 rated simulator games in our database, which average 71. Games released in 2011 averaged 68, so it scored 6 points above the year average. Player ratings track closely with critics at 72, across 78 votes.

What it launched against

Pro Evolution Soccer 2012 launched on 27 September 2011, within three weeks of Batman: Arkham City, Dark Souls, Shadow of the Colossus (2011) and Gears of War 3. All of them reviewed better.

Released around the same time: Batman: Arkham City, Dark Souls, Shadow of the Colossus (2011), Gears of War 3.

Cheats and codes

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